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TO CATCH A KILLER

Sheryl Scarborough

Move over Veronica Mars, there's a new teen detective in town and she's using forensics and her high school bio lab to solve murders. At C.S. High, the homework is murder.
Erin Blake has one of those names. A name that, like Natalee Holloway or Elizabeth Smart, is inextricable linked to a grisly crime. As a toddler, Erin survived for three days alongside the corpse of her murdered mother, and the case which remains unsolved fascinated a nation. Her father's identity unknown, Erin was taken in by her mother's best friend and has become a relatively normal teen in spite of the looming questions about her past.

Fourteen years later, Erin is once again at the center of a brutal homicide when she finds the body of her biology teacher, when questioned by the police Erin tells almost the whole truth, but never voices her suspicions that her mother's killer has struck again in order to protect the casework she's secretly doing on her own.

Inspired by her uncle, and FBI agent, Erin has ramped up her forensic hobby into a full-blown cold-case investigation. This new murder makers her certain she's close to the truth, but when all the evidence starts to point the authorities straight to Erin, she turns to her longtime crush (and fellow suspect) Journey Michaels to help her crack the case before it's too late.

TO CATCH A KILLER is Sheryl Scarborough's YA debut.
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Published 2017-02-07 by Tor Teen/MacMillan

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Published 2017-02-07 by Tor Teen/MacMillan

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A twisty, cold-case mystery custom made for fans of Sara Shepard,PLLand Veronica Mars! The edge-of-your-seat plot, sinister backstory and smart, brave and irreverent main character made this whodunit unputdownable.

To Catch a Killeris a tense, storming heartbeat of a thriller. Scarborough's tightly woven story merges forensic intrigue with friendship, romance, and family, nailing the dynamic stylings of Veronica Mars and the playful spirit of Bones. I could not put it down.

Scarborough brings Erin to life as a teenager with a damaged past...there are enough red herrings and forensic activity to keep everyone entertained all the way through the climatic end.

Scarborough has written an intense, engrossing debut. Readers will root for Erin to find answers, laugh at her friends' antics as they play detective, and struggle to identify the killer in a plot full of red herrings and multiple suspects. This solid mystery will easily grab the attention of fans of the genre.

The fast-paced plot and Veronica Mars-esque protagonist make this book a good fit for avid mystery readers.

A relatable cast and well thought-out plot make this mystery a Sherlockian puzzle sure to impress the most hardened crime-procedural fanatic. Don your deer-stalker caps, gumshoes, you're in for a twisty ride.

Erin is a character that readers can easily sympathize with as she struggles to grapple with her dark past.